John McCord, Head of Day Sale, Morning Session, and Rebekah Bowling, Head of Day Sale, Afternoon Session, said “On the heels of Phillips’ record-breaking Day Sale of 20th Century & Contemporary Art in May, this season successfully launched our new sale format with separate Morning and Afternoon Sessions, beating our own recent record. Bidders from 44 countries participated in a packed saleroom, as well as through phone-bidding and our multiple online channels. There was enthusiasm for blue-chip modern and post-war artists, such as Henry Moore, John Chamberlain, Roy Lichtenstein, and Josef Albers, as well as for contemporary artists like George Condo and Damien Hirst. Mark Tobey’s intricate works on paper performed extremely well, with each of his lots in the morning session selling well above estimate, and Shara Hughes’ Sailing soared to $85,000, setting a new record for the Whitney Biennial artist. We look forward to tomorrow’s Evening Sale, Phillips’ final auction of 20th Century & Contemporary Art for the year.”

TOP TEN LOTS

Lot

Description

Estimate

Price Achieved

334

Damien Hirst, Adenylosuccinate Lyase, 1992

$600,000 - 800,000

$855,000

£649,458 /€723,074

121

Roy Lichtenstein, Brushstroke, 1965

$500,000 - 700,000

$591,000

£448,924 /€499,809

329

George Condo, Full Figure Combination, 1990

$100,000-150,000

$591,000

£448,924 /€499,809

117

Josef Albers, Study for Homage to the Square: Decided, 1957

$450,000 - 650,000

$555,000

£421,578 /€469,364

123

John Chamberlain, Lucy Snaggletooth, 1976

$400,000 - 600,000

$543,000

£412,463 /€459,215

178

Henry Moore, Draped Seated Figure against Curved Wall, 1956

$200,000 - 300,000

$447,000

£339,541 /€378,028

122

Roy Lichtenstein, Ceramic Sculpture #16, 1965

$350,000-450,000

$435,000

£330,426 /€367,880

342

Michelangelo Pistoletto, La Ragazza della scala, 2005

$250,000 - 350,000

$435,000

£330,426 /€367,880

161

Jiro Takamatsu, Shadow No. 1432, 1997

$150,000-200,000

$399,000

£303,080 /€337,434

333

Damien Hirst, Untitled aaaa, 1992

$300,000 - 400,000

$399,000

£303,080 /€337,434

357

Frank Stella, Enter Ahab; To Him, Stubb, 1988

$250,000 - 350,000

$399,000

£303,080 /€337,434

NEW AUCTION RECORDS

Lot

Description

Estimate

Price Achieved

303

Sanya Kantarovsky, Untitled, 2011

World Auction Record for the Artist

$10,000-15,000

$32,500

£24,687/€27,485

*previous record price: $15,000 set in 2014

304

Shara Hughes, Sailing, 2006

World Auction Record for the Artist

$10,000-15,000

$85,000

£64,566/€71,884

*previous record price: $68,750 set in 2017

307

Kon Trubkovich, Out of the black and into the white, 2012

World Auction Record for the Artist

$25,000-35,000

$56,250

£42,728/€47,571

*previous record price: $43,750 set in 2015

308

Titus Kaphar, Tina Vesper, 2009

World Auction Record for the Artist

$10,000-15,000

$40,000

£30,384/€33,828

*previous record price: $12,500 set in 2015

309

Pietro Roccasalva, Il Traviatore, 2011

World Auction Record for the Artist

$50,000-70,000

$100,000

£75,960/€84,570

*previous record price: $43,750 set in 2015

178

Henry Moore, Draped Seated Figure against Curved Wall, 1956

World Auction Record For this Sculpture by the Artist

$200,000 - 300,000

$447,000

£339,541 /€378,028

*previous record price: $68,750 set in 2017

*Lots 120, 138, 188, 346 sold immediately after the auction.

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